Probashi Tangail Culture Frankfurt
Thank you, Madame. Minorities have always played a central role in shaping diverse,
resilient, and peaceful societies, through their languages, cultures, skills, and lived
experiences, their strength and society, and social fabric, and help build trust across
communities. In Bangladesh, indigenous communities, such as the Chakma, [inaudible],
and others have been at the heart of peacebuilding efforts, particularly through the 1997
Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord and agreement that still awaits full implementation.
Their community-based peace committees have long promoted non-violent solutions to
land disputes and identity-related tension for many of those groups, preserving language,
culture, and tradition. Currently, Bangladesh lacks a comprehensive transitional justice
framework for addressing minority-related grievances. As a result, reparations for victims of
religious or communal violence remain inconsistent and there is an urgent need for
institutional reform. We bring this to the attention of the UN to take strict action, the present
government of Bangladesh to put an end to this situation immediately and to guarantee
protection and dignity for all citizens. Thank you so much.